suy nhược
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Weakened, debilitated: Describes a state of being significantly diminished and weakened in physical strength or vitality.
- Asthenic: A medical or formal term indicating a condition of abnormal lack of energy and physical weakness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau trận ốm nặng, cơ thể anh ấy bị suy nhược. (After the serious illness, his body became weakened.)
- Cô ấy phải nghỉ việc vì tình trạng suy nhược thần kinh. (She had to quit her job due to a state of nervous exhaustion.)
Advanced Usage
- "Suy nhược cơ thể": Physical debilitation/weakness; a general term for a weakened physical condition.
- Làm việc quá sức dẫn đến suy nhược cơ thể. (Overworking leads to physical debilitation.)
- "Suy nhược tinh thần": Mental/emotional exhaustion; a state of being mentally drained or depressed.
- Những cú sốc liên tiếp khiến anh ta rơi vào tình trạng suy nhược tinh thần. (Consecutive shocks caused him to fall into a state of mental exhaustion.)
Variants and Related Words
- Suy nhược thần kinh (n): Neurasthenia; a historical term for a condition characterized by fatigue, anxiety, and neuralgic pains.
- Chẩn đoán suy nhược thần kinh ngày nay ít phổ biến hơn. (The diagnosis of neurasthenia is less common today.)
- Suy (v): To decline, to weaken. This is the root verb implying a gradual decrease or deterioration.
- Sức khỏe ông cụ đang suy đi trông thấy. (The old man's health is visibly declining.)
- Nhược (adj/combining form): Weak, feeble. Often used in compound words related to weakness.
- nhược điểm (weak point), nhược cơ (myasthenia).
Synonyms
- Kiệt sức: Exhausted, spent (often from immediate exertion).
- Mệt mỏi: Tired, fatigued (can be less severe).
- Yếu ớt: Feeble, frail (describing a general lack of strength).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Gầy yếu suy nhược": Gaunt and debilitated; describes someone who is both thin and physically weak.
- Người bệnh trông gầy yếu suy nhược sau đợt điều trị. (The patient looks gaunt and debilitated after the treatment period.)